Gather Round the fireplace and Read – Winter Reads Edition

It’s really cold outside. Like, uncomfortably cold. This kind of cold even has a new name – the great Polar Vortex. And, I am afraid there is not much to do in a polar vortex. This is my January in a nutshell: I am baking loads of bread, drinking great rivers of cheap red, Netflixing (I…Read Article

2nd Resolution: More Whole Grain Flours/Banana Choc Chip Cake

My second New Year’s Resolution is almost as simple as my first: incorporate more whole grain flours into my baking repertoire. For years, I have used Kim Boyce’s Good to the Grain as my whole grain baking guidepost. I fell hopelessly in love with Kim’s recipe for spelt olive oil cake as well as her…Read Article

The Great Baked (9th) Birthday. Happy Bday to Us.

Holy dang. Baked is going to be 9 years old tomorrow!!!! NINE!!!! And to think we (myself/Renato) have only aged about 27+ years in that same time span. Without getting too misty and teary-eyed, we’d just like to give a big shout out to our staff over the years. Baked wouldn’t be Baked without them….Read Article

New Year’s Resolution: Bake Better Bread at Home

I only have two resolutions for 2014. Both are relatively simple (you will not see me juice cleansing anytime soon)…and both are kind of fun. Especially in the dead of winter. Resolution Number One: Make Better Homemade Bread and Make It More Often. I am a bread addict. Every day, I thank my lucky stars…Read Article

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